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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs Kimi K2

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Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Moonshot AI
Kimi K2
Overview
CompanyGoogleMoonshot AI
Release dateMar 25 2025Jul 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
1T
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
59.6%
65.8%Best
Science
GPQA Diamond
86.4%Best
75.1%
Multimodal
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Pro shipped 108 days before Kimi K2

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2?

Gemini 2.5 Pro and Kimi K2 are evenly matched across the 2 benchmarks they both report (SWE-Bench Verified, GPQA Diamond). Gemini 2.5 Pro shipped 108 days before Kimi K2, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model; Gemini 2.5 Pro is proprietary.

On SWE-Bench Verified, Kimi K2 leads at 65.8% vs Gemini 2.5 Pro at 59.6%. On GPQA Diamond, Gemini 2.5 Pro leads at 86.4% vs Kimi K2 at 75.1%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Gemini 2.5 Pro released?
Gemini 2.5 Pro was released by Google on Mar 25 2025.
When was Kimi K2 released?
Kimi K2 was released by Moonshot AI on Jul 11 2025.
Which is better at coding, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2?
Kimi K2 leads on SWE-Bench Verified — Gemini 2.5 Pro 59.6% vs Kimi K2 65.8%.
Which scores higher on GPQA Diamond, Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2?
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads on GPQA Diamond — Gemini 2.5 Pro 86.4% vs Kimi K2 75.1%.
Is Gemini 2.5 Pro or Kimi K2 open source?
Kimi K2 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Moonshot AI. Gemini 2.5 Pro is a proprietary model released by Google.

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